Cummins elected U S senator in Iowa joint session
The Iowa legislature met in a noon joint session where Cummins won the senate seat over Porter on a 106 to 5 vote. The inauguration program was adopted and Gov elect Cardin is set to take his seat, while the process urged reform and an honest administration.
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Gmmins
Senate
Owa
Movies
Iowa
Mor Cummins
Unitifs
Porter
Cardihus
Cummins
Cummins Political Rise and Iowa Delegation Drama
The article traces a long intra state battle over tariff policy and protections, centering on Cummins. It notes liberal reforms inspired by La Follette and Roosevelt, Cummins defeats rivals for the senate seat, and a proposed plan to open a new vacancy. The piece touches on party factions and Allison’s death influencing Cummins’s fortune.
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Cummins
la Follette
Roosevelt
Cum
Senate
Esch Files Expense Report From Wisconsin Bid
John Esch filed his expense account from Wisconsin with State James A today. He spent 944.36 dollars with 345 dollars going to the party committees in the race.
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Esch
N. Wis
John Esch
James A
Crooked Austrian Jew Meyers Nets Big Mining Swindle
New York reports a scam led by J. M. Meyers alias an wealthy Austrian Jew claiming Rothschild backing. He offered owners of western mining and land holdings expert examinations for fees from 15000 to 50000, then vanished with the money. He is jailed on bond theft charges with warrants in five cities.
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New York
Cassie Chadwick
J. M. Meyers
Meyers
Admirals defend battleship might at navy alumni banquet
At the Midwest Naval Academy alumni banquet Rear Admiral Washington Lee Capps presented letters from George Dewey Winfield Scott Schley Robley Evans and "Fighting Bob" to rebut critics of American battleships The readers applauded as the fleet strength claim was praised and the hall lit with red white and blue lights The event ended with the Star Spangled Banner sung by attendees
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Chicago
George Dewey
Winfield Scott Schley
Robby Evans
Manila
Santiago
Bob
United States Naval Academy
Middle West
Auditorius Annex
Washington Lee Capps
Admiral Dewey
Edward J. Stollwagen Named Inaugural Chairman
Washington November 24 Edward J Stollwagen banker was named chairman of the inaugural committee by Chairman Hitchcock.
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Washington
Edward J. Stollwagen
Hitchcock
Seek the Services of Andrew Carnegie
Washington November 23 The Ways and Means Committee of the House formally invites Andrew Carnegie to appear this week to discuss the steel industry and the potential tariff reduction on iron and steel products following Carnegie's Century Magazine statement.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Century Magazine
Ways and Means Committee of
House
Mr. Carnegie
Four Die in Canal Street Fire Rescue Men Save Four
A seven story Canal street fire killed four men and threatened many more as Firemen Rose and Wintrich climbed through flames to the roof on the third floor and lowered four unconscious men to safety along a perilous fire escape route.
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New York
Canal Street
Wintrich
Duel ends in Marquette killing by mistaken shot
In Marquette Michigan two youths Rob et Warren aged thirteen and fifteen played a mock duel. Each fired shots from toy pistols. Mille fifteen years old had a shell in his gun while the other pistol was empty. Warren died from a head wound at the coroner inquest.
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Marquette, Mich
Robet Warren
Marquette
Robert Mille
Miller’s
Warren
Turmoil Abroad and Crises Spark Frontline Tensions
Turbulent headlines show Austro Turkish crisis in high gear with Medina siege threats from Arab insurgents and Hayti warship redeployments. British and Dutch led naval watch tightens as South Africa reports gunfire on a passenger train amid rising racial friction.
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Constantinoples
Medina
Hayti
London
Admiralty
Capetown
South Africa
Johannesburg
Family reunion tragedy in New York baker fires on kin
Carl Loos, a New York baker, answered his son's plea for a family reunion by drawing a revolver and firing on relatives. He killed his 16 year old daughter, wounded his son who was newly married and serving as pastor of a Lutheran church in Yale South Dakota, and was disarmed and jailed. The son remains in serious condition.
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New York
Carl Loos
Loos
Illinois
Lutheran Church of Yale
S. D
From hospital to jail goes Cooper
Robin Cooper, slayer of Senator Carmack, is now in the county jail with his father, already charged with murder. The transfer from the hospital, where he had been since the shooting, was completed yesterday afternoon with utmost secrecy.
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Nashville
Tenn
Robin Cooper
Senator Carmack
Bilik Hangs December 11 in Chicago
Herman Bilik faces execution after a judge set December 11 for the murder of the Vizal family. On the eve of his execution Bilik writes a farewell letter to his mother and friends in the old country as his wife and children visit in the cell.
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Chicago
Herman Billik
Barnes
Billik
Vizal
Fifty Dead and Hounded Hurt in Arkansas Storm Near Ozark
Reports from Arkansas describe two tornadoes striking from opposite ends of the state and meeting near Ozark. About 50 dead and 100 injured. a wide corridor eighty miles long and up to four miles wide laid waste through Knoxville Barr Berryville and surrounding farms with extensive property loss estimated around one million dollars.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Ozark
Knoxville
Ark
Piney Creek
Barr
Berryville
Russellville
Third operation for Heney today
San Francisco report states Francis J. Heney will undergo a third operation today to counteract the lingering effects of powerful anesthetics after his shooting. The procedure follows two prior surgeries aimed at stabilizing his condition.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Court to Rule on Oil Appeal in December
Washington DC November 24 The Supreme Court will likely announce on December 7 whether it will review the Standard Oil $29,000,000 fine case. The court is in Thanksgiving recess and the writ of certiorari will be formally presented to the justices Monday by the clerk who filed yesterday. The ruling is expected the following Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Professor Benezet Talks On The Cigarette
Professor Benezet gave a high school lecture on the evils of cigarette smoking. He read from a Kansas University philosophy chair paper and illustrated the talk with a chart showing heart pulsations before and after smoking.
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Benezet
Kansas University
Hundt and Abbott Bag Two Deer in Pine County
Clem Hundt and William Abbot, prominent Caledonia businessmen, arrived in La Crosse with two deer bagged in Pine county Minnesota. Hundt has been a regular hunter in recent deer seasons and is brother of John Hundt of La Crosse.
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Clem Hundt
William Abbot
Caledonia
Minn
la Crosse
Pine County
Hundt
John Hundt
Jim Doran Sentenced to 20 Days for Drunkenness
Jim Doran was sentenced to 20 days in the county jail for drunkenness by Judge Brindley this afternoon.
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Jim Doran
Brindley
La Crosse Florists Plan Largest 1909 Show
La Crosse florists meet at Hotel Stoddard tonight at 8 to organize a new association elect officers and name the group. They plan a 1909 flower show with exhibitors from across Wisconsin and Milwaukee and aim for the largest event yet, with initial funding of $100 and more pledged.
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la Crosse
Milwaukee
New Judicial Circuit Planned to Form Eighteenth Circuit
A movement seeks to form a new Eighteenth circuit comprising Chippewa Eau Claire Rusk and Sawyer counties while reconstituting the Seventeenth circuit to include Clark Jackson Juneau and Vernon counties. The plan would shift counties from Judges Parish Vinje and Fruit with an election for the new judge set for April. Discussion has been extensive and developments may come soon.
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Chippewa
Eau Claire
Rusk
Sawyer
Lynch and posse killings in Carolina and Mississippi
In South Carolina at Luray Jim Gilmore a negro was taken from a guardhouse and lynched after an alleged assault on his employer’s daughter. Family screams alerted the home and Gilmore reportedly confessed implicating another man. In Mississippi near Brandon Will Anderson a colored man suspected as Wild Mack was shot by a sheriff s posse after refusing to halt during pursuit. Gov. Noel had offered a $500 reward for Mac.
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Charleston
S. C
Jim Gilmore
Luray
Gilmore
Jackson
Miss
Will Anderson
Wild Mack
Brandon
Anderson
Gov
Noel
Mac
Rockefeller on the Stand in Standard Oil Hearing
Late today John D Archbold testified as Rockefeller recalled and Kellogg pressed him on stock ownership and contracts from 1876 involving Cleveland refinery partners Schofield Schurmer and Teagle. Rockefeller claimed failing memory hindered recall of restrictive contracts and related affidavits.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Kellogg
Archbold
Standard
Schofield, Schurmer and Teagle
Cleveland
Ohio
Schofield
Pioneer Oil Company
Weather Forecast for Midwest Regions Today
Wisconsin expects showers tonight and cooler by Wednesday while Minnesota faces rain or snow and cooler conditions tonight then partly cloudy Wednesday. Iowa shows showers and cooler tonight with partly cloudy conditions on Wednesday. La Crosse cools to 46 and warms to 56 with a 6 mph wind and .10 inch rainfall. river remains at 2.1 feet.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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